Check out our reviews of what’s new to home video 7/30/24:
The First Omen, the sixth film in a nearly-fifty-year-old film series, on the face of things, has no reason to be exceptional. All the objective things you can read about it lead to the easy conclusion that it is not. It’s the debut feature from a TV director. It asks a stock question (“ever wonder who gave birth to Damien?”) and assembles a screenplay that answers it in the ways prequels typically do. It is a production of 20th Century Studios, a division of Disney. It’s a $30 million movie; no small potatoes, except if you’re Disney. It’s a line item… Review
I’m terrified of spiders. And so are you. Everybody is. Those who say they are not are either liars or not paying close enough attention. Spiders are monsters. As proof, we need only look at the horror genre. Whether big or small, spiders are depicted as lethal, ravenous and relentless. Many of the scariest movies feature spiders feasting on humans. Many of my own worst nightmares are centered around spiders, more often than not ending in me screaming myself awake. Truly there is nothing that petrifies me more than spiders. So when I say that Kiah Roache-Turner‘s Sting, about a massive spider loose in an apartment building, never really frightened me, it is a particularly damning indictment… Review
Also new to home video 7/30/24: The Sweet East, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Battleship Pretension is a movie discussion podcast started in 2007 by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Since then, we’ve done live comedy shows, written reviews, commentaries and more.
Battleship Pretension is a film discussion show and a film review website founded by Tyler Smith and David Bax. Beginning in March 2007, Battleship Pretension the show (known to fans simply as “BP”) embodies the type of laidback, free-flowing conversations had by lovers of film around the world. Battleship Pretension the website is dedicated to being a destination for those seeking worthwhile opinions on current releases, be they foreign, independent, studio pictures, theatrical, home video releases, etc. From its meager beginnings in Los Angeles, Battleship Pretension has amassed a worldwide audience and readership. From Germany to Korea to Australia, people have tuned in to share in Tyler and David’s love of film. As Battleship Pretension’s following continues to grow, the purpose remains the same: Reach out to the international cinephile community, invite them to join in the discussion and perhaps even start one of their own.
